Visitors from the East

Buddist Monks make a visit to Milford

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A parade of monks lead the way to the lake for the closing ceremony on Sunday.

Sunday closing ceremony with the monks at the lake.

Performance of a play that explains the culture of Tibet.

A completed sand mandala.

Geshe Jampa with six year old Ethan Erbach of Honesdale, Pa. and seven year old Logan Eisenberg of Middletown, N.Y.

An image of the Dalai Lama behind Geshe Jampa.

MILFORD — The Circle of Trees Retreat in Milford hosted the Deprung Gomang Monks based in India from April 21 to 27. The Buddhist monks — refugees from Tibet, China — were on tour to raise money for their monastery in India.

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